Egg-carrier.



' R. 0. HAMMOND.

. ee CARRIER; 7 APPLICATION 'mnnn JULY 1a, 1913.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

. showing the egg holders in two compart-,

ments, also in cross section, '20

dent of Farmingd ale,

havi I UNITED STATES PATENToFFIoE.

ROBERT O. HAMMOND, OF FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, .ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGN-MENTS, TO TYWAGANA FARMS POULTRY A CORPORATIONOF NEW "YORK.

COMPANY, OF FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK,

EGG-CARRIER.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.-

To all whom z'tmay'concem: Y

- Be it known that I, Rosana: O. HAM- MoNn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resiin the county of Nassau and State of New York, have made acertain new and useful-Invention in Egg- Carriers' and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention with parts unfolded.Fig. 2-is a vertical cross section of the inner member partly unfolded.Fig. 3 is a detail tive view of one of the egg holders. Fig. 4; is adetail horizontal cross section of an egg holder within its"compartment. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank for the eggperspecstruction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set-forth.

In the accompanyingdrawi' s illustrating the invention, the numeraldesignates the egg box proper or outer part of the" container, creasedblanks 2 and 3 of flat character, folded upon linesat-right angles toeach other to rectangular form,.the outer part 3 closing the open endsof the inner part 2.

Fitting within. this box is an inner member 4,'hav1ng rectangularcompartments 5, open at top and bottom, said member being usually formedof flat strips 6 slotted or slit vertically half way from opposite sidesand engaged together in the customary manner.

Fit-ting within each rectan ular con1part-- ment is an egg holder 7, foled from a flat blank, said holder when bent up to form a flat side 8,bearing against a fiat of the compartment 5; opposite one holder beingconsisting usually of rectangular! the ot curved sides 9, 9, bearingagainst the sides 9, 9, of the compartment 5, and having approximatedfree edges 10,10,bearing against the side 10 of the compartment 5,. andtop and bottom flaps 11,-and 12'of rectangular form, bent respectivelyinto rather close engagement with the top and bottom of the compartment5, and acting to maintain the holder in fixed position within thecompartment so that said holder may not turn or move in any direction.The sides and top and bottom of the holder having close engagement withthe-egg within the same, the egg is' held against undue movement orshaking.

The curved sides of the egg holder are I separated through the majorport-ion of their extent from the sides 9' and 10 of the compartment5-by spaces 14, allowing said' curved sides 9, 9, to yield in an elasticmanner and cushion the egg within the holder. v

The approximated free edges 10, 10 of the -egg holder are notsecuredtogether but are free toadjust themselves to the egg. to accommodateeggs of varying sizes, being held 1n position as adjusted by the wall orside id of the compartment against which they ear.

What I claim is The combination with an egg box havin a plurality ofrectangular-compartments, o an egg holder for each compartment, con-8sisting of a body having a fiat side bearing against a fiat side ofsaid, compartment, and opposite curved sides bearing against oppositesides of said compartment and. having approximated free edges bearingagainst erv side of the compartment, and a rectangular'top and arectangular bottom having close engagement with-thetop and 1 bottom ofsaid compartment.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in presence of two-witnesses.

p R. O. HAMMOND; Witnesses: S. C. HILL, I

GEoRcn- M. ANDERSON.

copies of this patent may be obtained for flve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

